Tractor attachment



April 14, 1931. G. H. REINERS 1,800,659

TRACTOR ATTACHMENT Filed March 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Y 6750965 h'.FPE/Ivens.

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April 14, 1931. G. H. REINERSV TRACTOR ATTACHMENT Filed March 26. 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 14, 1931 PATENT oFFTcE f`L -J N1TaDYASTATES GEORGE H. R.".t1"I1\TERS,` OF 'UKIAH, CALIFORNIA TRACTORATTACHMENT Myjinventionrelates to improvements in tractor` attachments,and it consists` in the combinations, constructions, and arrangementshereinafterv described and claimed.

An'object of my invention is to provide u Other objects and advantageswill appear inthe following specification, and the novel features of myinvention will be particularly pointedjout in Awhat I hereinafter claim.

`My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a partof this application, in which; u

Figure 1` 's atop plan view of the device shown operatively applied to astandard tractor y 1 4.Figure 2 is a side elevation;

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Figure 2; y

Figure 4 is a section alongthe line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is asection along the `line 5-5 P of Figure 2.

In carrylng out myinvention I make use of a standard tractorindicatedgenerally at 1. This tractor is provided with rear wheels 2,front wheels 3, and the usual radius rods 44o 4. The rods extend fromthe `frontarile 5 to lugs Gthat depend Vfrom the bottom of thecranl;case 7.f t

In attaching my 'device I provide a different `lling-bolt 8 for securingthe front'axle 5 in place. This king-bolt has a recess 9 in its head andthis recess receives thefront end ,of a rod 10, see Figure 1. The rodhas an enlarged portion 11 that bears against a. wish-bone 12 of theshape shown. The rod 10 has a threaded portion 13 that extends throughthe lugs 6 and connects the radius rods 4 "in place. In this way the rodtakes` the .place of the usual pin that secures the radius rods to thelugs. n

The arms of the wish-bone 12 act asa connecting means between the frameof the device and the tractor. 'Ihe frame consists of a pair of bars 14that are pivotally secured at 15 to the ends of the wish-bone 12. Anypull upon the bars 14 will therefore be transmitted to the king-bolt8the axle 5, lugs 6, and radius rods 4. This construction gives a veryfirm connection and no undue strain is placed upon any particular partof the tractor. 65

` In addition to this connecting mechanism I provide plates 16 and 17 ofthe shape shown in Figure 3. These plates are secured to the tractor bythe same bolts 18 and 19 that are used in securing the parts of thetractor together. I have shown two sets of four bolts, each designatedbythe reference numeral 18 for locking the plates 16 to the tractor, andhave shown two sets of two bolts, each designated by the referencenumeral 19 for secur- 75 ing the plates 17 in place. The plates 16 and17 have ears 20 and 21 that straddle the ends of the wish-bone 12. Theconnecting bolts 15 pass through these ears and the bolts are thereforefixed with respect to the tractor and act as pivots for a purposehereinafter described.

At the' back of the bars 14 I show a plurality of angle irons 22, 23,and 24. These angle irons are secured to the bars by adjustable S5U-shaped bolts 25, 26, and 27, and carry ground digging tools 27.Openings 28 are provided in the angle irons 23 and 24 for permitting thetools to be spaced at any desired point along the members. Normally, 90

the bars 14 are in a horizontal position, shown in Figurev 2, and the`tools 27 are partially irn- Y beddedin the ground. The bars areprevented from dropping further by the mechanism shown in Figure 4.

A U-shaped Ybracket 28 is carried by a drawbar 29 that forms a standardpart of the Y tractor. Bolts. 30 are passed through open-- ings .in thedraw-bar and in the bracket, and thesebolts have enlarged heads 3l thatconstitute bearingzgsr for a shaft 32. The purpose :of the-shaftwill bedescribedlater. The

restl 'fee legs ofthe bracket have slotsV 33 therein and in these slotsI dispose bolts 34.V Hangers 35 are secured to the legs of thebracketmigS` by the bolts 34, and these hangersf'are adgnsted verticallyand are held in adjusted lposition by the bolts. The abutting surfacebetween thebracket and the hangers may be rough; ened, as shown. Thehangers vhave' 'outward` 1y `entenolrn; -pontionet nponinhien the tereof theY operator Ya vshait'? :thatlies between the vangle iron ,22 andthebracketyz. l f This ,shaft is f ljournalled in 'castings 378, whichin turn .n e secu'redto .the bars 14. Y At each end of the shaftSZIrigidlymount a pawlQ so thata:

neekne of .the eheft Will err/ing the-revele Eleeh pewl heele plnreltyef teeth feshoned therein, see `'Figure 2, and arcani suratace40. VvSpringe 41 Conn-eet the ren/1e With'the angle 'iron'22 and urgethepawls ,into inoperative position-.if e4, into e Position tol free evretener .reetpedn 'er'. is ceneeedw the shaft. 37, and when this isdepressed by the operator the nervle 39 ere moved into engegement with YIl-hbais -l4 intothe dotted linevpostin Shown ill Figure 2. 1 l 4.5"

there ,are two ratchets 42 and these carry prof,-

ieetonee, eee vFigures l thetraetor Wheels 11n this' wey the retehfandfrotatetherew-ith. j

.55. .A c wlthgtheretehete ke2 end swingtheteeth of :Meansare alsoprovided for supporting the here le .iniraised position- Aeveeon as Athevtiene reeeh .the slotted Yline noeitien Shown in @ente-21 the semen()of Ythe' pente `8.9 .engeee thepawls away from theteeth of the ratchets.Ellis' trees the here, v14 from the-.'rnitehets. 'Prier Itothenier/lement. the: operator ,eotuatee e ieverftyeee Figures' fend 4, endmoves itin .e .eloekWiSe Velineetion when looking at 'Y Figuren.-rneleve-isearried by eheishae 32f-rrevons1y mentioned. latehefs' 46 ofthe Y ehepeehown'n .Figure 2 rotate uponrthe outer ende vet the'S11eft132- These oateheslere ontthetract-or `wheels 2 will raise Y heretberetehet rAturning yot rtheretolnet .Will treetor etteehnlen-tnelnd-ng e A, Y

member neri-.ne ite eineree.e111ree1 tothe front "erle-endfiteYnrnle'Seerred'.to the .Sideeioi tractor, and a'inemberentend-ing,freni-the' Aepe/,X to the Wishbone .of the treotor- 2.- `In`.eoIn,binntpiona ,a gtrnetor, a :traetnr atppnrtitg ,State that i and f,5, that 'here' Openings ,te for reeevngthe Spokes .en of 1 back of saidtractor.

3 ,A tractor .attachment having@ 1V-,shaped wardly connected to thelever by Ymeans of a pin'47'and links 48. vThelinks pivotally secured tothe lever 45. f Y, `An upwardy movement ,ofthe lever 45 will swing thecatches beneathethe angle iron 22,Y

and thus support the barsk 14 Yin raised position.

inturn are From the foregoing description of.v the Y various parts of Ythe device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Y

The tractor can be used inthe usual manner and Ythe tools-27- .Wllfdie.into theeronnd eo long :es ene-,ens .1er-enen in none/onen position.VVhe'nthe operator wishes to raise the tools he merelydepresses the footpedal 43.? and throws' thepawl 39 .into engagement with the yra-tchets-42. Further rotationy of Y l the bars and the ,cxanfbeheld in `raisedposition by means of catches 46."" V

The entire eeree. .forme en. intesrel- Wth'the.' treletor, yet-ettheeerne be quickly Idetached by Vmerely l two Se@ for ifo'urj belts 18;j .Tralee @e is extrieneelyV Simple-in eonetrnetion- Yenitv'lnreloff'le' and eliicient forthepurposeintended. .Y

V'el'thfnlgn 'I here ,shown end .eee'erleed embodiment of '.Iny'invention, 'ie to Jee V-nnderetood Y,tnet the .eerne l.ie,enneentitle.of 'verrons eneneeeend lfreeerrethe rientto.

vernploysuch changes yasqrnay ,corne within'the eeore olf t..einrentonee elemedl` In oornbinetion, e treetorof filetype-in Wheh thenonnen plnntie reieoeed edjeeent to the front Wheels, enel theftrenerniesion. dief' Poeedleetneenthe newer nlent end 'the 11e-erA Ywheels, of a tractor attachment secured tothe.

members oerred by4 ISeid jetteehrnent. and

beine' .disposed in Abeek .of .Seid A-treet r, :said

front end the apex of the'll. being 'securable to the middle Of-:tlle`trafntor frontpaxle, a

bracing b nrfforlnng .a part of the alttnelnin.ent. and '.eXtendng'fromtheiapex .to t'lletactor 1y being secured to i' and;ground-dig*gingVmembers Ibeing carried bfy the rearlof V.thelt Wishbone, .theends O .thethe ysides of the tractor,

tachment and `The-ing idesigned t'ole in JoackLof thetractor. "Y

a N-csheped;

ime lit-.may Y 4. In a tractor attachment, pivotal arms, diggers carriedby sai-d arms, ratohets securable to tractor Wheels and being turnedthereby, a paWl carried by each arm, each paWl having a plurality ofteeth, manuallycon trolled means for swinging said pawls into operativeengagement with said ratchets whereby the arms will be lifted andmanually controlled means for engaging with the pawls for supportingthem in raised position.

GEORGE H. REINERS.

